Lemar Obika drew attention on BBC's Fame Academy in 2002 with his unique, raspy voice. Since then, he's become one of the UK's most interesting R&B singers, fusing quiet-storm balladry with soul, pop, rock and jazz touches. His assorted album tracks run the gamut, from a hip-hop-flavoured production featuring Gloria Scott samples to a downtempo cover of The Darkness' hard rock anthem “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”.